Spotify says yesterday’s launch of its annual year-in-review feature, Spotify Wrapped, was its biggest ever. The streaming service reports that Wrapped 2025 saw over 200 million engaged users within the first 24 hours, 19% more than last year’s AI-centered flop. Last year, it took Wrapped 62 hours to reach 200 million users, the company noted. Engaged users are counted as …

Federal Minister for Investment Board Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh inaugurates ‘Quran Mahal’, lauds CM Maryam’s public-friendly policies Source link

Britain is on the cusp of an entrepreneurship surge that could reshape the workforce and inject billions into the economy, according to new research revealing that one in ten adults plans to start a business within the next year, the equivalent of more than 5 million people. The findings, published in the Entrepreneurship Revolution report from Block and Public First, …

The much-anticipated 2nd Test of the Ashes series between Australia and England kicked off at the iconic Brisbane Cricket Ground on December 4, 2025. Playing a day-night match under pink-ball conditions, the two cricketing giants clashed again, with intense battles unfolding both with the bat and ball. The Gabba pitch offered fair assistance to the bowlers early on, leading to …

وفاقی وزیر قانون اعظم نذیر تارڑ کا کہنا ہے کہ سی ڈی ایف نوٹیفکیشن آنا ہی ہے، ابہام کی ضرورت نہیں، کسی بھی وقت خبر آسکتی ہے۔ اسلام آباد میں وزیرِ قانون اعظم نذیر تارڑ اور وزیرِ اطلاعات عطا تارڑ نے مشترکہ نیوز کانفرنس کی جس میں وفاقی وزیرِ قانون نے واضح کیا کہ چیف آف ڈیفنس فورسز (سی ڈی …

AI research lab Anthropic’s not slowing down in its efforts to snap up enterprise clients. The company on Wednesday said it is expanding its partnership with cloud data company Snowflake in a $200 million multi-year AI deal that will bring Anthropic’s large language models to Snowflake’s platform, and consequently, to its sizable customer base. “Anthropic joins a very select group …

EXPERT OPINION / PERSPECTIVE — Reports from Moscow suggest that U.S. representatives Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff are “optimistic” about the prospect of results from their discussion with Kremlin officials this week. But after months of fruitless negotiations, if they are optimistic about achieving a negotiated solution to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, they have little reason for it, given comments …

Karachi: DWP Care, the customer service department of DWP Group, successfully hosted the Customer Support Annual Awards 2025, honoring the outstanding achievements, dedication, and service excellence of its nationwide technicians and service professionals. The annual event brought together nearly 100 participants from across Pakistan, serving as a platform to recognize high-performing individuals and branches whose commitment to quality customer service …

Volodymyr Zelensky’s aeroplane was targeted by military-style drones as it approached Dublin Airport. The incident happened on Monday night at about 11pm as the Ukrainian President arrived for a meeting with Ireland’s prime minister. The drones breached a no-fly zone and reached the location where Zelensky’s plane was expected to be at that particular moment. However, fortunately for the Ukrainian …

Meta’s decision to serve only its AI chatbot, Meta AI, to WhatsApp users isn’t sitting well with the competition regulators in Europe. The European Commission on Thursday said it is launching an antitrust investigation into Meta’s move to ban other AI companies from using WhatsApp’s business tools to offer their own AI chatbots to users on the app. WhatsApp in …

The announcement of India’s T20I squad for the upcoming five-match series against South Africa has triggered widespread debate among fans and analysts, with the most notable talking point being the exclusion of finisher Rinku Singh. Rinku, who recently featured in the T20I tour of Australia, has now been left out of the squad, raising questions about form, balance and selection …

Shweta Jaiswal is widely known as the wife of Indian fast bowler Mohit Sharma, who recently announced his retirement from all formats of cricket. Here is why Mohit Sharma’s wife Shweta Jaiswal is trending Hailing from Kolkata, Shweta has been a pillar of strength for the fast bowler, particularly during his career comebacks and rough patches. Their love story and …

Hong Kong education authorities have urged schools to seek a consensus with pupils and parents on whether to cancel Christmas celebrations following the Tai Po inferno, with some students expressing disappointment on social media about parties being called off. The Education Bureau’s clarification on Thursday followed a letter it sent last week asking schools to mourn the victims of the …

Australian fast-bowling superstar Mitchell Starc has rewritten cricket history, becoming the most successful left-arm pace bowler in Test cricket. Mitchell Starc surpasses Wasim Akram’s record feat The milestone came during the second Ashes 2025-26 Test at the Gabba, where Starc claimed his 415th Test wicket, surpassing Pakistan legend Wasim Akram’s iconic tally of 414. Starc sealed the record on day …

Due to the natural depletion of indigenous gas reservoirs on annual basis, SSGC has been experiencing gas shortages in its system. Since FY 2017–18 the gas supplies have been reduced by 55% (1192 MMSCFD in FY-2017-18 to current 660 MMSCFD) in SSGC’s allocated gas fields and subsequently 535 MMCFD of gas depletion has been observed during the past eight years. …